Longhorns are the base flight for Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada ( airbase tail code 7H ) They perform search and rescue and general support duties.
In the SAR role they used the HH-1N Twin Huey until 2009 when they were replaced by SH-60F Oceanhawk. From 2012 they transitioned to the MH-60S Knighthawk.
Also based at Fallon, the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC) is the main air-to-air and air-to-ground training facility for the US Navy and Marine Corps.
Several SH-60F ( 164100, 164092, 163285 ) were used in the Aggressor role to simulate Russian Mil Mi-24 Hind attack helicopters
In the SAR role they used the HH-1N Twin Huey until 2009 when they were replaced by SH-60F Oceanhawk. From 2012 they transitioned to the MH-60S Knighthawk.
Also based at Fallon, the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC) is the main air-to-air and air-to-ground training facility for the US Navy and Marine Corps.
Several SH-60F ( 164100, 164092, 163285 ) were used in the Aggressor role to simulate Russian Mil Mi-24 Hind attack helicopters
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CH-53K King Stallion First Mission
10-Sep-21 - A CH-53K prototype from Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron VMX-1 recovered an US Navy MH-60S Seahawk that suffered a hard landing last July on Mount Hogue in the White Mountains of California #FirstMission
Navy Longhorn Crashed at Mt Hogue
20-Jul-21 - US Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to search and rescue squadron “Longhorn” out of NAS Fallon, Nevada crashed near Mt Hogue, California. All four crewmembers survived the crash without injury and needed to be rescued by an Army CH-47 Chinook due its superior high-altitude performance #accident
NAS Fallon SAR MH-60S New Rescue
23-Jul-18 - The Longhorn Helicopter Search and Rescue (SAR) MH-60S from Naval Air Station (NAS) Fallon conducted the rescue 30 miles Southeast of Eureka, NV at request of Sheriff’s Office #rescue
DynCorp to Support US Navy at NAS Fallon
11-Dec-14 - DynCorp International was awarded a $44M contract to support US Navy aircraft assigned to the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center at Fallon naval airbase Nevada.
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